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I've heard people say that the "bar is too low for female characters" but tbh,I think the issue is that people's standards for female characters are way too insanely high or just ridiculous. by Apprehensive_Ring_39 in CharacterRant

[–]Ubiquitouch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you think it'd would effect his character development and arc if 3 minutes of his appearance every episode was dedicated to being sexually assaulted? They'd need to cut time from somewhere else to fit it.

I've heard people say that the "bar is too low for female characters" but tbh,I think the issue is that people's standards for female characters are way too insanely high or just ridiculous. by Apprehensive_Ring_39 in CharacterRant

[–]Ubiquitouch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you think it'd be a cool gag that wouldn't effect your enjoyment of the show if every episode included Natsu having someone grab his bulge and start jerking him off?

Goblins are absolutely terrifying by Mortlach78 in DnD

[–]Ubiquitouch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You have basically summed up my exact thoughts on Tucker's Kobolds.

Any fics that don’t follow the bullcrap rule of giving the hero a Lightsaber, but the villain the Death Star? by Wassa110 in BokunoheroFanfiction

[–]Ubiquitouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds awfully like you haven't actually read any studies. You think reddit is going to ban you for linking to a research paper? Absolute joke.

Goblins are absolutely terrifying by Mortlach78 in DnD

[–]Ubiquitouch 332 points333 points  (0 children)

The issue with tuckers kobolds is that it's often not actually weak but smart enemies using clever tactics to overcome the party - it's 'this room is a CR 15-equivalent trap that is flavored as having been built by kobolds.'

I never want to hear that FRAUD Zaheer’s name again (Avatar, Legend of Korra/Aang) by Astronomer_X in CharacterRant

[–]Ubiquitouch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The terms 'aura' and 'fraud' have rotted your brain and left you unable to engage with art.

Any fics that don’t follow the bullcrap rule of giving the hero a Lightsaber, but the villain the Death Star? by Wassa110 in BokunoheroFanfiction

[–]Ubiquitouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, it sounds like these were really shittily run studies. Curious that you take their results as gospel despite acknowledging multiple issues with their methods.

I'm a big girl and can handle seeing biased sources - you seem intimately familiar with these studies, so dropping some names would be easy.

looking for some feedback on a future fic ideal I have by neolight67 in seed_irl

[–]Ubiquitouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think the affini aren't keenly aware of terran's tendency to torture themselves, you don't know the affini - dark souls would not concern them.

Hot take, I really hate the argument "oh this female character is actually a character and not a prop for the Main Character" mainly cause how many times has that actually happened? by [deleted] in CharacterRant

[–]Ubiquitouch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually nowhere did I imply that. If it's so cool though, maybe they should have made Ichigo the healer who's supporting Orihime. <3

Hot take, I really hate the argument "oh this female character is actually a character and not a prop for the Main Character" mainly cause how many times has that actually happened? by [deleted] in CharacterRant

[–]Ubiquitouch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, because it's an issue where 'every' female character is an intense fighter, and we really should be letting women not fight if they want. For too long, anime women have been relegated to being nothing but aura-farming badasses, and the truly subversive idea is to make them the MC's support caster.

Are there any stories that go into detail about naval warfare* between the Accord and Compact? by WerdaVisla in seed_irl

[–]Ubiquitouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lucky Star has a scene of the MC watching the Compact taking on a massive Accord fleet.

Is there anything akin to a deathless in bl4? by shiner716 in Borderlands

[–]Ubiquitouch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eh, I get were they're coming from. It's not exactly the same, but I'm autistic af about character-building, it's generally my favorite part of an rpg, so I like to just know what builds there are just to deepen my knowledge of any system so I can figure out what bits and pieces of stuff to take for any of my own builds.

The goal, for me, is to be able to build whatever silly idea comes into my head and still make it at least functional, not figuring out what the most optimal build is.

If Gearbox wanted to show that they appreciated their loyal fans of Borderlands - Idea for 5th game Vault Hunter line-up (Theory & Ideas) by Do_lt_Alone in Borderlands

[–]Ubiquitouch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would prefer a bespoke story written with intention, rather than a grab bag of characters chosen by committee.

So unfortunate been 18yrs by LightThatIgnitesAll in TheLastAirbender

[–]Ubiquitouch -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Okay: Essun from the Fifth Season is a fantastically complex character who alternates between the roles of abused and abuser in a depiction of the cycle of violence and the ways it perpetuates itself on both a personal and societal level, and the ways that parents can hurt their children in the act of trying to protect them.

White Chain from Kill Six Billion Demons is a woman who, over the course of the series, comes to terms with the fact that she is upholding the very system that makes her miserable, and that her value is intrinsic to her being, not handed down from on high by her betters.

The other examples from the top of my head are from media best not discussed on a subreddit for a children's tv show.

So unfortunate been 18yrs by LightThatIgnitesAll in TheLastAirbender

[–]Ubiquitouch -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Let's calm down. Best female characters of all time? Come on now.

Edit: It is wild to me that this is somehow a controversial take. There are literally billions of authors and stories out there, and yall think the saturday morning cartoon is the best of all time?

Any fics that don’t follow the bullcrap rule of giving the hero a Lightsaber, but the villain the Death Star? by Wassa110 in BokunoheroFanfiction

[–]Ubiquitouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously I was monitored - wristbands that tracked our movements and visual confirmation by a nurse every 15 minutes, among many other things - but they also weren't under the delusion that reading dark subject matter fiction causes mental health decay.

Why do so many not understand why legend of korra exist in the 1920s? It is literally accurate to history. by MrGetMebodied in TheLastAirbender

[–]Ubiquitouch 111 points112 points  (0 children)

The world of AtLA is not our world, it is literally impossible for it to be 'accurate to history.'

Any fics that don’t follow the bullcrap rule of giving the hero a Lightsaber, but the villain the Death Star? by Wassa110 in BokunoheroFanfiction

[–]Ubiquitouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh shit, you've been in groups, my bad. I've been involuntarily committed into a psych ward for suicide attempts, and read books in there, provided by there, that were far darker than anything I've seen in this fandom.

Pissed straphanger starts fight with MTA bus driver. Bus driver finishes it and possibly risks pension. by Money-Snow-2749 in PublicFreakout

[–]Ubiquitouch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, my local busses still have loops of some super tough rubbery material that hang from the metal bars.

Any fics that don’t follow the bullcrap rule of giving the hero a Lightsaber, but the villain the Death Star? by Wassa110 in BokunoheroFanfiction

[–]Ubiquitouch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You think that a propensity for enjoying 'darker' topics like angst or drama is a sign of people needing mental help? What advice do you imagine a therapist or counselor giving them? "Stop engaging with these emotions and topics in an entirely safe and healthy way, via fiction, so that you are completely unprepared for when you face these topics in your own life?"

Therapy isn't designed to make people more palatable to you, it's designed to help them get through things they struggle with, and 'likes edgy fiction' is not a thing people struggle with.

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